Silver falls 3.1% in a single session
Silver closed at $74.72 per troy ounce on 8 January 2026, down $2.419 (3.14%) from the previous close of $77.14.
Notable session: moved more than 3% in a session.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $30.45, making this a +145.36% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $74.72 per troy ounce on 8 January 2026. That is $2.42 lower than the previous close of $77.14, a move of -3.14%.
The silver price fell on 8 January 2026, losing $2.42 (3.14%) against the previous session's close of $77.14.
At $74.72 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $2.40 on 8 January 2026. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 59.6 on 8 January 2026, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 59.6 ounces of silver.
A week before 8 January 2026, silver was around $78.29 per troy ounce, so the close of $74.72 is a loss of 4.6% over the week.
A month before 8 January 2026, silver was around $57.78 per troy ounce, so the close of $74.72 is a gain of 29.3% over the month.
A year before 8 January 2026, silver was around $30.45 per troy ounce. The close of $74.72 therefore represents a rise of 145.4% over twelve months.